Structure fire with explosions prompts evacuation in Waxhaw, Waxhaw NC
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Fire & ArsonA structure fire occurred near South Providence Street in Waxhaw, North Carolina, involving multiple fire units. Firefighters established command and fought the fire using several water lines. Explosions were reported during the incident, and evacuation orders were given for safety. Fire units coordinated ventilation and additional water supply efforts while managing breathing problems reported at a nearby location.
Audio|Heard on: Union County and North Carolina State Fire
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08:26
Transcript:
00:00
charge a blitz.
00:05
Any drive, command,
00:07
union 112, we're approaching the scene where you want us.
00:16
Engine 43 to CCOM, engine 43 will now be command.
00:20
Copy, engine 43 now command.
00:27
Next new engine company, give me a secondary water supply.
00:32
Engine 42, charge a blue line.
00:35
Chiefs a blue line.
00:39
See,
00:45
Top, Utility 41 responding.
00:48
Utility 41 responding.
00:54
41060 Utility 41 before you leave my gear on that truck?
01:02
Caport.
01:07
Engine 40, demand.
01:13
Command.
01:19
Command water supply, how we're doing on the water supply.
01:27
Charge that hydrant.
01:33
Man, suppression, how are you doing in there?
01:40
Indian Land Battalion, I'm saying.
01:43
Indian Land Battalion, what I'm saying?
01:47
Lieutenant one to command.
01:50
Go ahead.
01:52
What's your location?
01:57
I'll take command or get traffic.
02:05
The President of Command, we're backing out of another race and get down to go ahead and knock it down.
02:16
Indian land ladder three.
02:19
Angel 41, command, we're on, ready to get us.
02:24
Bring your crew behind Ladder 44.
02:27
I need... I need you to give me a primary.
02:32
43, 4-2-3 command urgent traffic.
02:37
1041 copies.
02:38
Primer.
02:41
Go ahead with your urgent traffic.
02:44
We have explosions and still starting to come down on the Charlie side.
02:50
Command copy.
02:54
Dispatch, then we have ladder three, so let's see.
02:57
Command, were you calling us?
03:01
Ladder 3, you're going to meet ventilation.
03:05
See, Com, any line engine two is on soon.
03:09
Call me, Ladder 3, engine 2 on 3.
03:15
You got made 113.
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113. 113.
03:18
113.
03:20
Do you have this on this one too?
03:28
At 113. I'm showing you're in route for this breathing problems on (name withheld), yes, sir?
03:35
Okay, I just heard 140 at this fetch, thank you.
03:39
10-4 is going to be 140 in you.
03:46
My 86 is around.
03:56
Evacuate, evacuate, evacuate.
04:03
Two officers of 42.
04:06
Knock down the white line, 10PSI.
04:10
John, I'm pulling on the line off 42.
04:17
Please turn here, ma'am.
04:24
Seek on 42, a second.
04:29
Been set up, get your water supply.
04:34
Indian land, you're operating on Bravo if you'll move your traffic to Charlie.
04:42
Forty-two-six.
04:44
Forty-six, take command.
04:48
Copy in command.
04:54
It's in 41, charging that line.
05:02
Command, we got a rear two and a half,
05:05
stress up 42 to the bravless out of the structure.
05:09
Ready to charge.
05:15
Goodbye.
05:27
Engine 180, Retone for breathing problems at near Joe Kerr Road.
05:33
Call streets of Marvin School Road and Appomatics Drive.
05:35
Operate on Bravo.
05:36
Be Bravo.
05:43
Thanks for checking around.
05:45
C-com-1800 on Bravo.
05:49
15-100 on Bravo.
05:52
Rush 186 is en route to that.
05:54
They've been on the way about two to an a half minutes now, ma'am.
05:58
If they didn't acknowledge on Bravo, I'll get them in route and change the time.
06:10
Yes, ma'am. We'll take care of that already for you, ma'am.
06:12
I apologize.
06:14
No worries at all.
06:20
Somebody did you hear that urgent traffic message?
06:24
Can you say again?
06:27
Get out someone calling an urgent message.
06:31
What's your message?
06:33
This is Ingram, 42.
06:35
I have 15 PSI residual, but you want me to feed that ladder, I don't find another hydrant.
06:42
Copy. Copy.
06:46
Rescue 42 to see Tom, can you tell me the closest hydrant on Providence Road to the area, please, which way?
06:56
If you're on a Vinta drive and you take a left on South Providence, it should be maybe a 16th of a mile down on the right.
07:06
Indiana, too, is stealing off their driver to get that second water supply itself.
07:14
The man's from 41.
07:21
From Indian land tower,
07:23
excuse me, ladder three.
07:27
Go ahead, town.
07:30
You're gonna have another hydrant.
07:32
A thousand feet down Providence road.
07:37
To the north or south.
07:43
Chris, it's just going to be just passed to the south.
07:48
Get a truck and lay it back.
07:55
CCOM 2, Station 18, on main dispatch.
08:01
Go ahead on main dispatch.
08:03
Yes, sir. Can you call into CCOM, please?
08:07
Yes, ma'am.
08:13
Come,
08:15
man, you won't Indian land,
08:16
test yourself a hydrant.
08:19
Copy Indian lands on their way to go pinch the hydrants.
08:21
They're going to reverse out of where we are.
08:23
And if they run out, we're going to get some more five inch off of 41.
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Location mentioned:
S Providence St, Waxhaw, NC 28173
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